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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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